It's a small matter, really

A review of "Boys Don't Cry" from the Advocate, written by Paul Schindler. The text explores Schindler's feelings towards the film as well as their critique of a piece on Drew Seidman. Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, who was murdered and sexually assaulted as the target of gruesome anti-LGBT hate crimes. Brandon's death became a major news item, and the language used to describe his identity and depict the violence he suffered by contemporary press coverage ranges from insensitive to outright cruel.

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Identifier: 1z40kt06x
Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s): Schindler, Paul
Date Issued: 2000
Dates Covered: Jan. 18, 2000
Genre: Clippings
Subject(s): Boys Don't Cry
Brandon Teena
Chloe Sevigny
Drew Seidman
Duncan Osborne
Hilary Swank
Kimberly Peirce
Norah Vincent
Rusty Mae Moore
The Metropolitan Gender Network
The New Yorker
The Village Voice
Topic(s): FtMs
Gender expression
LGBTQ+ activism
LGBTQ+ films
Transmasculine people
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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